Harness-saddle.



No. 669,674. Patented Mar. I2, 1910!. J. M. BECKWITH.

HARNESS SADDLE.

(Application filed. 00c. 25, 1399. (No Model.)

INVENTOR H 711M A llorney TNE NORRIS PETERS 120., Pnotouiruu. WASHINGTON u. c

UNITED STATES ATENT UFFICE.

JAMES M. BECKWITH, OF STREATOR, ILLINOIS.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,674, dated March 12, 1901.

Application filed October 25, 1899. Serial No. 734,742 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, J AMES M. BEGKWITH, a resident of Streator, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness- Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to an improvementin harness-saddles, one object of the invention being to so construct a saddle as to entirely dispense with the necessity of sewing ortacking the parts together and which will permit of the changing of one size of terrets and padscrews for those of another size.

A further object is to provide a harnesssaddle the parts of which can be readily assembled and taken apart and which will be most attractive in appearance and strong and durable when in use.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a View in section of the same, and Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are detached views of details of construction.

A represents a saddletree or metal frame, provided on its upper face throughout its entire length on each side edge with a flange 1, which latter are connected at their respective ends by an integral cross-piece 2. The saddletree is provided with suitable cut-out portions 3 to lighten the same and with holes for the passage of the check-hook 5, terrets 6, and pad-screws 7. Under each side of the saddletree A a pad-plate 8 is secured and conforms in general contour to the under face of the saddletree. At their inner ends the plates 8 are provided with cut-out portions 9 for the accommodation of the nut 10 for securing the check-hook in place. Each padplate is provided with a hole 11 for the passage of the terret and with an angular opening 12 in proximity to said hole 11 and communicating with a pocket 13, secured to the under face of the pad-plate by means of screws 14, passed through holes in the padplate and screwed into oppositely--disposed ears 15 on the pocket. This pocket is also disposed beneath the hole 11 and is provided with an opening in alinement therewith for the passage of the terret. A bur or out 16, having a screw-threaded opening therein in conformity to the size of the terret, is slipped into the pocket through the opening 12 and' disposed beneath the hole 11 to assist in securing the pad-plate to the saddletree, and it will be seen that this nut or bur 16 can be readily removed and replaced by another having a larger or smaller hole therein to accommodate a terret of a ditferentsize.

Each pad-plate is provided near its outer end with holes 17 for the passage of the padscrews 7 and with angular openings 18 in proximity to said holes 17, which angular openings communicate with pockets 19, secured to the under face of the pad-plate and disposed beneath the holes 17, and said pockets are provided with holes in alinement with said holes 17 for the passage of the pad-screws. The pockets 19 are secured together by integral cars 20, having screw-threaded holes therein for the reception of screws 21, passed through the pad-plate to secure the pockets in place, and the outer side of each pocket is cut away to receive a flange 22 integral with the pad-plate, as shown. Nuts or burs 23 can be inserted through the openings 18 and disposed beneath the holes 17 for the reception of the pad-screws for securing the padplate to the saddletree. The nuts or burs 23 can be removed and replaced, as heretofore described in connection with nuts or burs 16.

Each pad-plate is provided on its upper face, around its edge, with a series of pins or projections 24, which are passed through holes in the edge of the pad-covering 25 to secure the pad to the pad-plates, and said pins or projections are also passed through holes in a strap 26, which forms a housing between the saddle-plate and saddletree, and it may be extended laterally to beautify the device, all of said parts secured together by the terrets and pad-screws, as heretofore described.

A strap 27 is disposed on the upper face of the saddletree between the flanges 1 and is provided with holes or openings for the passage of the check-hook, terrets, and padscrews, said strap serving as a covering for the saddletree A.

- The saddletree is provided on its upper face at or near each end with an outwardly and slightly upwardly projecting lug or tooth 27*, adapted to be passed through an opening in the tug-strap 28, which latter is passed beneath the strap 27 and secured to the saddletree by means of the pad-screws.

It will thus be seen that my improved saddle is entirely constructed without stitching or tacking, hence greatly simplifying the construction and resulting in a saddle the parts of which can be readily assembled and taken apart.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise manner of securing the pockets 13 and 19 to the pad-plate, but may make them integral with the pad-plate or secure them in place by rivets or other approved means. Various other slight changes might be resorted to in the general form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a harness-saddle, the combination with a saddletree, of a pad-plate, a pad secured to said plate,pockets rigidly secured to the under face of said pad-plate and communicating with slots in the latter, nuts or burs removably disposed in said pockets, pins projecting upwardly from the pad-plate, a pad-cover having holes near its edges for the reception of said pins, a strap or housing between the saddletree and pad-plate and covering the edges of the pad-cover and terrets and pad-screws passing through the saddletree, strap'or housing and pad-plate and entering the nuts or burs in said pockets under the pad-plate to secure all of said parts together.

2. In a harness-saddle,the combination with a saddletree and a pad-plate,-of pockets under the pad-plate and communicating with slots in the latter, each pocket having ears for the accommodation of screws for securing the pocket; rigidly to the pad-plate, each pocket also having grooves or recesses at its sides and flanges or ribs on the under face of the pad-plate and entering said grooves or recesses in the pockets.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES M. BEOKWITH.

Witnesses:

M. B. CAMP, ABE LEVY. 

